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ED Announces $144 M Boost for Students with Disabilities
On Wednesday, May 13, Secretary Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education (ED), announced a $144 million investment to help states expand evidence-based supports for students with disabilities, stemming from “unspent, non-expiring” funds that are attributed to the...
McMahon Testifies Before House Education Committee
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared before the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week to discuss U.S. Department of Education (ED) priorities. Key topics included the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget proposal, efforts to “return...
Senate days are numbered for top Republican charged with Ed. Dept. oversight
Education Week The Louisiana Republican who leads the U.S. Senate panel that oversees the U.S. Department of Education is entering his final months in office after losing his primary election battle this past weekend.
CA: L.A.’s special education parents constantly advocate — and students still feel unsafe at school, survey finds
EdSource When Tania Rivera’s son with autism ran out of school and into the street, no one noticed he was gone. Not the teacher or any school official. Rivera said she found out from another parent who saw him. “It wasn’t safe for him, and I was in shock. Believe me,...
GA: Georgia mom questions 8-year-old’s suspension over a LEGO creation that resembled a gun
kvue.com A woman in Georgia is questioning her son’s three-day suspension after school officials said the 8-year-old brought a small LEGO creation resembling a gun to class, sparking debate over zero-tolerance discipline policies for young students. “This is...
MD: Young students with disabilities are getting derailed from a diploma
The Banner Kristi Maeng felt crushed when Montgomery County Public Schools staff said they wanted to put her son JoJo on an academic trajectory that rarely leads to a diploma — especially because he was just starting elementary school. JoJo, who has Down syndrome,...
MA: Two years after special education report, parents say there’s more work ahead
The Belmont Voice When her daughter Ruby started school, Andrea Campbell saw right away that Ruby struggled to keep pace with her classmates in reading, spelling, and math. “Even in preschool, it was very clear to me that she was going to have a learning disability,”...
NY: Special education gap: NYC private school tuition payments flow mostly to white students
Chalkbeat As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion-dollar budget gap, his administration is looking more closely at the money New York City spends on private school tuition for students with disabilities. The payments — which topped $723 million last...
NJ: Paterson plans to devote a school to students with disabilities
NorthJersey.com City education officials are planning to convert Dale Avenue School into a program for 118 children with multiple disabilities and autism, which they said will save the district $9.8 million in the coming school year. The district currently has 100...
PA: Shapiro Administration Gives Ten Schools Funding to Teach Students about Disabilities
Department of Education | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Shapiro Administration today announced that it is giving 10 schools funding to join a pilot program designed to teach K-12 students about the political, economic, and social contributions of individuals with...